{"id":2084246,"date":"2025-10-11T17:59:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T17:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2084246"},"modified":"2025-10-11T17:59:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T17:59:29","slug":"i-was-invited-to-secret-royal-party-and-saw-a-completely-different-side-to-the-queen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/i-was-invited-to-secret-royal-party-and-saw-a-completely-different-side-to-the-queen\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I was invited to secret royal party &#8211; and saw a completely different side to the Queen&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_df4b63\" data-testid=\"leadtext\" publication=\"mirror\">Strictly Come Dancing 2025 contestant La Voix said she is one of the very few people to have witnessed the late Queen Elizabeth II act in such a way<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span data-testid=\"byline-content\" class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">10:00, 11 Oct 2025<\/span><span class=\"Byline_updated-date__8vEV8 Byline_updated-date-with-published__ApG_G\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 15:40, 11 Oct 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"LightboxBtn_lightbox-btn__eoxYS\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36049853\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageEmbed_fig-caption__qotOK\"><span class=\"ImageEmbed_camera-style__Qjeby\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_209_94274)\"><path opacity=\"0.16\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M14 4H2V10.6667C2 11.403 2.59695 12 3.33333 12H12.6667C13.403 12 14 11.403 14 10.6667V4ZM8 10C9.10457 10 10 9.10457 10 8C10 6.89543 9.10457 6 8 6C6.89543 6 6 6.89543 6 8C6 9.10457 6.89543 10 8 10Z\" fill=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\"\/><path d=\"M2 3.33331H14V11.3333C14 12.0697 13.403 12.6666 12.6667 12.6666H3.33333C2.59695 12.6666 2 12.0697 2 11.3333V3.33331Z\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"2\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M11.3332 1.33331L12.6665 1.33331\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/g><defs><clippath id=\"clip0_209_94274\"><rect width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/clippath><\/defs><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-title__FSINC\">La Voix shared how the former monarch acted at a private party<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/strictly-come-dancing\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">Strictly Come Dancing<\/a>&#8216;s <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/la-voix\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">La Voix<\/a> has opened up about a surprising moment she witnessed at a private royal party. The 45-year-old said she was invited to perform at <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/prince-william\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">Prince William<\/a> and Prince Harry&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Eve bash held at London&#8217;s swanky Dorchester Hotel, and was taken aback by how &#8220;normal&#8221; the family were.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Reflecting on a particular surprising moment, La Voix recalled spotting the now late Queen Elizabeth II showing off her moves to Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars&#8217; chart-topping hit, Uptown Funk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">She said of what she witnessed: &#8220;I&#8217;ve [performed] for the <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">Royal Family<\/a> for two years in a row. I did their New Year&#8217;s Eve party at the Dorchester for two years in a row for Prince William and Harry &#8211; it was their party and it was amazing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;Obviously there were loads of NDAs signed and things that I&#8217;m not allowed to talk about &#8211; I can&#8217;t give you too much &#8211; but, I can say, I&#8217;m one of the only people to have watched the Queen dance to Uptown Funk, Queen Liz.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button class=\"LightboxBtn_lightbox-btn__eoxYS\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36049847\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36049847\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.55\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36049847.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-52116869.jpg\" alt=\"The Queen and Prince Harry and William\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36049847.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-52116869.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36049847.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-52116869.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36049847.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-52116869.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageEmbed_fig-caption__qotOK\"><span class=\"ImageEmbed_camera-style__Qjeby\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_209_94274)\"><path opacity=\"0.16\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M14 4H2V10.6667C2 11.403 2.59695 12 3.33333 12H12.6667C13.403 12 14 11.403 14 10.6667V4ZM8 10C9.10457 10 10 9.10457 10 8C10 6.89543 9.10457 6 8 6C6.89543 6 6 6.89543 6 8C6 9.10457 6.89543 10 8 10Z\" fill=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\"\/><path d=\"M2 3.33331H14V11.3333C14 12.0697 13.403 12.6666 12.6667 12.6666H3.33333C2.59695 12.6666 2 12.0697 2 11.3333V3.33331Z\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"2\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M11.3332 1.33331L12.6665 1.33331\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/g><defs><clippath id=\"clip0_209_94274\"><rect width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/clippath><\/defs><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-title__FSINC\">La Voix said she was impressed by Queen Elizabeth II&#8217;s moves <\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Sharing her thoughts on the former monarch&#8217;s move, La Voix admitted she was rather impressed by what she saw, reports <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/lifestyle\/showbiz\/strictlys-la-voix-reveals-surprising-32655712\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">Wales Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;She was amazing! The biggest experience I had from that was it was like watching a regular family have a party &#8211; it just felt so normal and so wonderful. I was really honoured to have been able to do that, it was amazing,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">The Rupaul&#8217;s Drag Race UK star looks back on this moment as one of her most memorable career highlights to date, along with being asked to join this year&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/strictly-come-dancing\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> line-up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;That was amazing, a bit like doing Strictly. There are certain calls you get where you go, &#8216;Oh my god, that&#8217;s amazing,&#8217; and to get the call to do that for the royals was incredible. So yeah, [it was] definitely a highlight,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">More recently, the royal-approved performer has been dazzling audiences on the Strictly dance floor with her professional partner Aljaz\u030c S\u030ckorjanec.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button class=\"LightboxBtn_lightbox-btn__eoxYS\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36015257\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36015257\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.59\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36015257.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_Strictly-Come-Dancing.jpg\" alt=\"La Voix with her Strictly Come Dancing partner Aljaz Skorjanec\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36015257.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/1_Strictly-Come-Dancing.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36015257.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_Strictly-Come-Dancing.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36015257.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_Strictly-Come-Dancing.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageEmbed_fig-caption__qotOK\"><span class=\"ImageEmbed_camera-style__Qjeby\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_209_94274)\"><path opacity=\"0.16\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M14 4H2V10.6667C2 11.403 2.59695 12 3.33333 12H12.6667C13.403 12 14 11.403 14 10.6667V4ZM8 10C9.10457 10 10 9.10457 10 8C10 6.89543 9.10457 6 8 6C6.89543 6 6 6.89543 6 8C6 9.10457 6.89543 10 8 10Z\" fill=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\"\/><path d=\"M2 3.33331H14V11.3333C14 12.0697 13.403 12.6666 12.6667 12.6666H3.33333C2.59695 12.6666 2 12.0697 2 11.3333V3.33331Z\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"2\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M11.3332 1.33331L12.6665 1.33331\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/g><defs><clippath id=\"clip0_209_94274\"><rect width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/clippath><\/defs><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-title__FSINC\">La Voix with her Strictly Come Dancing partner Aljaz Skorjanec<\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-credit__uNiU6\">(Image: BBC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">So far, the pair have performed a Jive and an American Smooth, and are set to return with a Waltz routine to Feed the Birds from Mary Poppins this weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Beyond her Strictly commitments, La Voix will also shortly be gearing up for her part as Dame Trott in Jack and the Beanstalk, at the Wycombe Swan Theatre this <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/christmas\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">Christmas<\/a> period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;Everything I&#8217;ve wanted to do has all come at the same time &#8211; it&#8217;s wonderful, but it&#8217;s like, just keep calm and carry on,&#8221; she said of her jam-packed schedule.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve never done a Jack and the Beanstalk [show]. I&#8217;ve done pantomime for 20-odd years &#8211; Aladdin, Cinderella, and Beauty and the Beast &#8211; but never Jack and the Beanstalk, so it&#8217;ll be a first for me. I&#8217;m playing Dame Trott, basically I&#8217;m a farmer. I don&#8217;t know how they&#8217;re going to make La Voix into a farmer, but I&#8217;m excited to bring glamour to the farming community!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;Again, it&#8217;s another thing I&#8217;m doing during this autumn and winter period &#8211; is there anything I&#8217;m not doing? It&#8217;s like outreach for me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;The <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">world<\/a> is a very unfunny place at the minute and I feel like people need glamour, laughter, and entertainment &#8211; and that&#8217;s what I aim to do. 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